Patricia McElroy
General Contractor Residential &
Commercial, Building Design
License No. B785954/B C61/D21

Patricia founded Sisters Construction Inc. in 2000. She has overseen over $300 million worth of construction projects. One of her most significant accomplishments has been putting together a great team that can manage through good times and bad times. Patricia has always believed a business’s success depends on its people’s quality and performance. She has always prioritized recruiting the highest quality employees and encourages continuous improvement through training and learning new developments in the industry, resulting in knowledgeable employees and satisfied clients.

Nubian Shakur
General Contractor, Project Coordinator /
Building Design and Realtor
License No. B785954, DRE # 01998480

Nubian Shakur is a licensed contractor with a background in interior design. Her primary role in Sisters Construction Inc. is based on residential structures and renovation. She oversees the construction process from start to finish. She has over 15 years of construction experience, which makes her remarkable and relevant to the company’s success. Nubian graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from Spellman College. She sells Real Estate in the Bay Area when she isn’t designing residential projects.

Doug Gawoski
Architect and Design-Planning
License No. C23239

Doug is a California licensed Architect, and GreenPoint Rater with Build it Green. Doug earned his Architect degree from University at Buffalo. BPS Architecture.
Project types include site planning, new custom homes, remodels and additions, multi-family homes, commercial projects and tenant improvements, adaptive reuse and historic renovations.
Specialties:

  • Custom homes, residential additions and remodels.
  • GreenPoint building certification with Build-it-Green
  • Historic preservation and adaptive re-use
  • Commercial remodels and improvements
  • Remedial Architecture and expert witness for fire assemblies,
    life safety, and waterproofing

Gregory P. Jones ,P.E.
Civil Engineer-Builder, Civil &
Structural Design, License No. C43311

Gregory Jones, P.E. holds a Masters’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of California Berkeley. A registered Civil Engineer in California, Greg has over 25 years of experience in civil and structural engineering projects’ planning, design, and construction management.
His areas of significant experience and expertise include Structural engineering of residential and commercial buildings. Greg has engineered projects in high seismic zones such as Alameda, CA, San Francisco, CA, Contra Costa, CA, and San Joaquin County, CA. He has worked with many different
agencies, including building departments from many jurisdictions in California.

ASCE, SEONC, OMEGA PSI PHI Activities and societies: BESSA (Black Engineering Science Students Association) A founding member.

Erma Barajas
Executive Assistant

Erma joined the SCI team in January 2023 as Executive Assistant. Erma handles business financial matters, such as client billing, accounts payable, payroll, and banking. Erma speaks Spanish fluently and finds the coaching and training industry quite interesting. She looks forward to helping Patricia and Nubian bring out the best in their Hispanic/Latino clients. Erma approaches all aspects of any job with a positive, hard-working mindset and is passionate about helping find solutions to any challenges. She brings with her an extensive background in customer service and corporate environments. She is excited to bring these experiences and enthusiasm to the SCI team and our clients.

Kevin Dawson

Executive General Adjuster Doi License
#2C81994

Kevin Dawson is a licensed and bonded public adjuster in California and has provided expert insurance policy analysis and property claims expertise for over 20 years. As a public claims adjuster, Kevin Dawson will help you maximize your insurance claims by providing insurance policy coverage evaluation and analysis.